Can the monster speak? by Paul B. Preciado
arguments to make the world better in language that can only make it worse
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Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
speculative short essay that proposes the historic existence of shame-free desire
I Is Another by Jon Fosse (Septology III – V)
an excellent novel (& a guest cat in the pic!!!)
The Other Name by Jon Fosse (Septology I-II)
slow fiction with relentless structure
Surrender by Joanna Pocock
big post on privilege, re-wilding, ageing; a phenomenal read
The Years by Annie Ernaux
cracking under lockdown and stunning books
Happening by Annie Ernaux
feeling sad so read a sad book on abortion
This Little Art by Kate Briggs
a wonderful, unpretentious, essay on translation
Limbo by Dan Fox
how limbo can you go?
A Terrible Country by Keith Gessen
a very good contemporary novel
Tell Them Of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Enard
high grade historical fiction and the blogger hits some snags
Street of Thieves by Mathias Enard
another ruddy belter from enard who i love
Arkady by Patrick Langley
hipster dystopia / hipstopia / better than that sounds
The Second Body by Daisy Hildyard
we are all connected or are we?
Compass by Mathias Enard
A beautiful novel for an ugly world.
Notes From No Man’s Land by Eula Biss
great essay collection… from america
Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett
Pond is great, but like My Chemical Romance, I’m Not OK.
Nicotine by Gregor Hens
If Gregor Hens can give up smoking, I can give up booze.
Zone by Mathias Enard
pleasure is a lightening bolt that leaves no trace
The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
A lot of people don’t read poetry. A lot of people who read a lot of books, don’t read poetry. AContinue Reading
Football by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Fitzcarraldo Editions is fast becoming my favourite publishing house. Simon Critchley’s Notes on Suicide was one of the best books IContinue Reading
Notes on Suicide by Simon Critchley
Slowly, the land recedes. I am writing this on a ferry, pushing its way across the surprisingly flat Bay (orContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 